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Donation Quilts for Pulse Orlando Victims

First and foremost I want to thank each and every one of you for offering your help. I can't even believe this happened in our town, and am so thankful for any and all help you're willing to offer. As a quilt community we all love to give and love to help others, and a quilt drive was my immediate thought. Any survivors need to know they are loved and how better to accomplish that than by literally covering them in a quilt covered in hearts, and made with love?!

My idea is hearts in bright, rainbow colors to represent everyone affected, and obviously represent the love we are sending them. We will be using a tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew to make 10" blocks. And I ask that the quilts be no smaller than 5 blocks wide and 6 blocks long. You're more than welcome to make them larger, I'd just like to keep them at the very least lap sized.

This is the tutorial I'd like us to use, and once more, a varying, rainbow of hearts in bright colors, with a low volume background. I think the 10" blocks will make the sewing a bit quicker, and give us more quilts for the victims. You can put the heart in rainbow order or not, that is up to you, but i would love for you to put a tag on the quilt so that the recipient knows who made the quilt for them.

The recipients will hopefully be the survivors and victims families, and those directly affected by the shooting, club owner, etc. I have multiple emails out, and will be updating everyone with more detailed information as I receive it. That includes where to send them. I'm trying to decide where a mass amount of mail will best be received ;) I'm thinking at my salon, since its commercial, but I'll post that info in the next day or two! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! There is literally no way our guild could get this done without your help, and I want you to know how much we appreciate it! If you have any other questions please let me know, until then....sew on!

Alissa Lapinsky :)

President Orlando MQG

***Additional information (due dates,address, etc) will be posted the morning of Wednesday, June 15th****

We will be making that big one in the back....because we all have big hearts, right??!!

Absolutely!Check out he new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Hey Meg! Check out he new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

We have two deadlines currently: one for finished quilts and one for blocks. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Thank you so much for the support! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Yes! We now have two due dates: one for finished, loose blocks and one for finished quilts. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support and for putting some good back out into this world! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you thank you thank you! Our guild is so happy to have the support. Yes! We now have two due dates: one for finished, loose blocks and one for finished quilts. Check out the new blog post for further information you guys may need on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

I'd also love love love to help- I'm not a part of this guild (or any)- just a quilter from WA state, wanting to help in some way. I'm not sure I could get a full quilt done anytime soon (as my kids are out of school for summer)- but am wondering if I could make some heart blocks & send them to be put into a quilt?

Thank you so much everyone for jumping in and helping quilts get finished. So amazing! You can also send your finished quilt blocks to us and we will get them sewn into a gorgeous quilt. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project.http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you for organizing. I have shared this with the Boston MQG, a guild that organized a similar effort after the Marathon bombings. I know that what you are taking on right now is not a small task. With that, I must say THANK YOU! I witnessed what the quilting community is made of during that time and I have no doubt that they will respond equally here. If you have any questions or want any advise, please let us know. We're here for you, Orlando. Much love! - Jen and the Boston MQG

Thank you so much Boston!!!! We are just in awe at the beauty of this community. But would you expect anything less from quilters?Here is our latest blog post with updated information on the #quiltsforpulse http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you central Jersey! We appreciate you so much! We now have two due dates: one for finished blocks and one for finished quilts. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Julie. Please extend our deepest gratitude to your guild for being active in this quilt drive. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Lucy we would appreciate your help! You don't have to be a quilt guild member to participate. You can head on over to the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Our deepest appreciation for your help Linda! We have a new blog post up with updated information you may need. Our whole guild thanks you. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

My mom (in Delaware) and I (in Oregon) would like to jointly work on a quilt for this project! Also interested in the time frame! It makes my heart feel a little better to know that people from all over sought this page out to see how they could help.

Isn't it beautiful to see so many people coming together the world over for Orlando? And quilters are always ready to dive in and help! It's gorgeous. And we thank you both from the bottom of our hearts. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Dear Orlando Quilt Guild- We in Boston know what a tragedy you have all gone through and how healing quilting efforts are to those affected. You may wish to provide a color scheme so that mailed blocks can all work together in a finished product and reach out to the Boston MQG folks who accomplished an amazing undertaking. Please know that we are all thinking of you and that you are in our prayers.

Thank you Boston! It's so terrible our two cities can relate on this level but it's beautiful to have the support. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for helping us at this time. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you so much for your interest in helping us!! All of your questions and more are answered on our latest blog post. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Our new blog post has further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support and please extend our thanks to your guild! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

That's no problem! Deadlines for blocks as well as finished quilts are in our latest blog post. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Weather it's couple block or a whole quilt we are excepting it with deepest gratitude. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

We would love to accept your blocks! Thank you so much! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

The Dallas MQG would also like to lend a hand. Please give us the due by date. Hopefully all the love you send the victims can provide a little comfort in this tough time. Thank you for organizing this. ~Lee Jenkins DMQG President

Thank you so much Lee and please please express our deepest gratitude to the DMQG. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Yes yes yes! Thank you so much for your help. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you Debbie! Our new blog post has further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you so much! And we all need a little soul healing at this time, so glad to see people finding comfort in such beautiful ways. Check out the new blog post for the latest information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Absolutely! We are accepting quilts of all types. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support and your patience! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

All quilts of all types are welcome! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. It answers this and some other great questions. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

I live in St Cloud, FL and do not have the time to piece the individual blocks right now, but would be more than happy to piece the blocks into a quilt, especially if there is someone nearby who is a long-armer who could do the quilting. This makes my heart so thrilled, as I was thinking about this last night while trying to fall asleep! For those of you reading this, who want to make the individual blocks or do the quilting, please let me know! I'll get you a better way to connect with me so we can make this happen!

Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Hey Donna. Thanks for you patience while we ironed out details! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you Susan! All the info is in our latest blog post. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Please send our deepest love to your son and his husband. And thank you so much Shelley for your support for Orlando at this time. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Yes! It's so important for us here in Orlando to feel as if we are spreading the love right now. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Did you see the new blog post, Hetaher? It has further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you so much Amanda! You can send either or both! Whatever you can send, we will appreciate. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you Marilyn! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you thank you thank you Joey! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you so much for you and your guild's support. We finally ironed out the details so we can share them with you. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you so much Stephanie! We appreciate you so much. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Deadlines and other great info are in the latest blog post. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Thank you thank you thank you, Lil Mama!! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Orlando community. We have organized a guild wide effort to create quilts. Let us know if you need any other long distance assistance. Emerald Coast Modern Quilt Guild in the Panhandle of Florida.

Thank you so much ECMQG. Support from our fellow Florida guilds means the world to us. our newest blog post has further info on the project. Thank you again! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

When at Quiltcon I saw these really cool labels that came with a QR code, I can't recall what they were called. How cool for each of these quilts to have one of those labels so the recipient can have a listen to a message or see a video of the person who made it!

Story patches has donated labels for this beautiful effort everyone is assisting us with! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

We are accepting blocks as well as finished quilts. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

Absolutely! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Our whole guild would like to thank you so much for your support. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

The block was chosen because it is easy enough for a beginner. If you can't finish a top you can always send us the blocks. Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. Thank you so so much for your help. Every block counts! http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

This is fantastic!! Non-quilters really don't know what we do. I am in Nova Scotia but have wintered in Florida for ten years. Also I am a member of the rainbow community. I will gladly contribute in any way. I will be reading your blog tomorrow.

I am coordinating an effort to make some finished quilt tops in the Wisconsin Midwest area. I am hoping a longarmer from the area will be able to help with machine quilting. If you want to represent the Midwest area and send blocks, I would welcome them. Maggie Lourim

Thank you so much for your contribution! We appreciate your support! Check out the new blog post for further information on the #QuiltsForPulse project. http://theorlandomodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2016/06/details-for-quilts-for-pulse-donations.html?m=1

If you send me a bunch of blocks, I can make quilt tops very fast. Have plenty of extra fabric to fill things out. Can get them back to you fast. Will include $ to reimburse you for quick-ship postage. email me at launcher@cableone.net and I will send you the address.

I do not quilt but would love to send some blocks. If I make just a few blocks, is that OK? Is it better to choose simple prints/designs so that you will be able to coordinate them with other blocks? Is a white background with a printed heart the best choice? Or it does not matter?

A few years ago, I organized a similar endeavor after the Virginia Tech shooting; we sent more than 60 quilts to the survivors and families of the victims. I would like to donate this quilt if you would like it. It's not exactly what you asked for, but I think it is fitting. Please let me know if you would like me to send it. Peace to all of you. https://squareup.com/store/QuiltingAfterDark/item/full-spectrum